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Course name
Historian's Craft
Institution
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Instructor
Kristin Dutcher Mann
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2018-09-12 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-10 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
16


How to read, research & write like an historian - students will be learning about how Wikipedia works and learning how to summarize secondary sources by contributing to/editing Wikipedia articles related to research we will be doing for a museum exhibit in class.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Tinahesabziadeh Harrison, Arkansas
Aaroncwhitt Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Alarya 782343
Klcapps Searcy, Arkansas
Collinzk16 Powell Clayton
Bcbowers58 Tucker Unit
Jackson.Schilling Arkansas Travelers
Cmwilliams47 Sheridan, Arkansas
Luis.Dominguez117 Sweet Home, Arkansas, Mills University Studies High School
PatrickTaylor94 Arkansas–Texas A&M football rivalry
Lerose1 Flag of Arkansas, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Theoldcain Fort Smith National Historic Site
Eddiestiffs Little Rock, Arkansas, Kanis Park, Little Rock
Jeboston
Eddiestiffs1 Little Rock, Arkansas

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 12 September 2018
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.

Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resources:


Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 17 September 2018   |   Wednesday, 19 September 2018
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 24 September 2018   |   Wednesday, 26 September 2018
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Cultural Anthropology

History

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 1 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 3 October 2018
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 8 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 10 October 2018
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.


In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 15 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 17 October 2018
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 22 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 24 October 2018
Assignment - Respond to your peer review

You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.

Resources:

  • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 29 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 31 October 2018
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13


Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to your article

Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 5 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 7 November 2018
Assignment - Polish your work

Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 12 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 14 November 2018
Assignment - Final article

It's the final week to develop your article.

  • Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
  • Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!